write down

About 4.16 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see write,‎ down.

   I can't write down in the basement; it's cold there and my fingers cramp and get stiff.

2. verb To produce or set (something) down in writing; to record something.
3. verb To write (something) in a simple or condescending style.
4. verb To make a downward adjustment in the value of an asset.
5. verb To condemn in writing; to document the faults, offenses, or wrongdoing of.

   See also: cite

Similar words

get down put down set down look down argue down punch down go downtown trickle down shut the door get the drawers

Word family

writes down writing down written down wrote down